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A couple of months ago I took my father on his first official kayaking trip. I wanted to do a shorter trip and stick as close to home as possible so I figured we’d give the Etowah River a try. I assumed it wouldn’t be the best leg of the river being so...

I returned to do a hike in Cartersville yesterday. Something I’ve been wanting to do for a while is check on the Connector Trail that I posted about back in February so when I got there I was happy to see it was done. The trail links the Laurel Ridge...

This last Sunday I took the family back up to where I had hiked on the Fall Creek Trail in the Wildcat Tract to show them the waterfalls and hopefully get a couple more pictures since I was in a rush last time. The whole family has been sick so...

Wildcat Tract Trails Nearest Town: Jasper, Georgia Trailhead Location: Monument Road Dawson Forest Trail Length: Tobacco Pouch Trail - 2.0 miles Fall Creek Trail - 3.3 miles Difficulty: Moderate Directions: From 575 go South on 53 approx. 1.8...